Bottle



Nov; l, 193,8. R. A. PATTERso BOTTLE Filed sept. s, 1986 Patented Nov.1, 1938 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE BOTTLE Application September 3,1936, Serial No. 99,277

i cizim. (cl. 215-1) This invention relates to bottles designed'primarilyfor holding nail polish, lotion, hair treating preparations,mucilage and products of\`a like nature where it is desirable towithdraw `all of .5 the contents with a quillbrush, a comb, or some.

sible to remove the last portions of the contents by means of the brush,comb or other object provided, because when the bottle has been tiltedto concentrate the fiuid in one corner portion, it has moved the fiuidout of reach of the inserted brush or comb, due to the length,slenderness and position of' the neck.

Some attempts have been made to overcome this undesirable result butwithout success because the resultant bottle has developed otherobjections which should not be present.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bottle one cornerportion of which is ,25 rounded and has a neck extending from it at suchan angle that its axis is substantially in line with the diametricallyopposed angular corner of the bottle, thereby aliowing the liquidcontents to be concentrated in said angular corner where it can bereahed readily by a brush,

comb or the like inserted through the'neck, insuring elimination ofwaste due to the presence of liquid which cannot be reached.

A further object is to provide the bottle with a rounded corner fromwhich the neck extends so that there is no angular recess adjacent tothe neck in which liquid will be trapped and prevented from pouring fromthe bottle when partly or entirely inverted.

Another object is to provide a bottle having i two faces either ofwhichcan be used as a base so as to hold the bottle in the position mostconvvenient for use.

With 'the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds,-

the invention consists of certain novel details of construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed outin the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in theconstruction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spiritof the invention as claimed. I

In the accompanying drawingithe preferred formof the invention has beenshown. In Faid drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of the bottle.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is a plan view.

Figure 4 is a section online 4-4, Figure 3.

Referring to the figures by characters of ref- 5 erence, designates themain base of the bottle and extending perpendicularly from one 'endthereof is a supplemental base 2. The front and back 3 of the bottle canbe of any desired Shape and pitch. In the drawingthey are shown per- 10pendicular to the base I. That side wall 4 opposite supplemental base 2can be at any desired angle to base l and is rounded transversely asshown. It merges at its upper end into a curved shoulder 5 which, inturn, joins a flat top 6. The 15 edges of the top and shoulder arepreferably rounded as at 1. I

Extending from the curved shoulder 5 is a neck 8 the longitudinal axisof which extends diagonally across the bottle to a point at or 20 closeto 'the angle 9 formed by the meeting bases I and 2. By referring toFigure 4 of the drawing it will be noted that the opening at the base ofthe neck 8 is so located that all portions thereof will intersect linesperpendicular to the sur- 25 face I as well as lines perpendicular tothe surface 2. Furthermor'e the longitudinal axis of the neck opening isparallel with lines leading from said opening to both the surfaces and 2inasmuch as the axial line extends directly to the angle 9 between saidsurfaces. As a result of are foregoing disposition of the base openingof the neck relative to the surfaces and 2, the tendency of tilting thebottle when open is materially reduced.` If the bottle is resting on the35 surface I and a pen or brush is inserted downwardly through the neckwhere it would hit the Wall of'the neck opening at the base of the neck,there would be no tendency to tilt the bottle to the right in Figure 4because the line of force 40 would extend directly downwardly to thesurface I. Should the bottle be resting on the surface 2 and a brush orthe like inserted downwardly through the neck opening, said brush or thelike, if brought against the wall of the neck opening at the base of theneck, wouldnot tend to tilt the bottle because the lines of force Wouldbe perpendicular to the surface 2 and within the v confines of thebottle. Should a brush or the like be inserted axially of the opening inthe neck it 50 Would come against the angle 9 and in either case shouldthere be a downward thrust which would naturally occur at the lower endof the neck opening, said thrust would be,v a long line f perpendicularto the supporting surface and 20 where other objects are used within theconfines of the bottle. 'I'hus under any of these conditions there wouldbe no tendency to tilt the bottle while in use.

A bottle as described is advantageous for several reasons. It can besupported on base I, when full, and, after being partly emptied, can besupported on base to bring the level of its contents nearer the neck I.When the contents have reached a very low point the bottle can be tiltedonto its corner portion 9 so as to drain the contents to that point. Aquill brush A attached to a cap B 'on the neck and which can be extendednormally into this corner portion, thus will be kept supplied with nailpolish, mucilage or any other liquid or Semi-liquid contents untilpractically the last drop has been removed. If the bottle holds a hairtreatment liquid, a comb can be inserted through the neck up into thecomer portion 9 to remove all portions of the liquid contents. The sameadvantage is present for removing the contents.

-The bottle valso is desirable because it can be i .made by ordinarymethods of manufacture, the 25 neck being formed in theusual neck ringand the body of the bottle, while suspended from the neck ring, beingshaped in a mold. It is only w essential that the body be suspended inan oblique position with the axis of the neck vertical and that aspecially constructed bottom plate be used.

As the top and shculder portions ar'e free from interior angle portions,all of the liquid contents the main base at right angles thereto to forma corner angle, and neck extending from the rounded shculder with itsaxis extending to and bsecting the said corner angle, the inner end ofthe opening in the neck having all portionsl located where lines locatedwholly within the bottle and perpendicular to the respective bases, willintersect the same and the opening in said neck also being positioned sothat the lowermost portionof the surface of the inner end of the openingis in line With the supporting base of the bottle when said bottle ismounted on either base.

ROBERT A. PA'rrERsoN.

